Date: 16 November 2001
OPINIONS FROM A SCIENTOLOGIST by E.J.
From: "E.J."
To: heldal@online.no
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION:
I have been a practicing Scientologist for nearly my whole life. I am a
public member, that is to say, I’m not staff. People typically think I’m
working for the OSA, but that is simply not true. (I suspect they see it as
a way to discredit me among the critics.) In any event, I have known a
great many Scientologists and have spent much time in their presence. I
have trained and gotten auditing. I am very familiar with the teachings and
beliefs of the Church. I can only speak to what I know to be true. Some
have raised questions about the motivations of the upper echelons of the
Church, but I can’t speak to that ­ at least not in more than a limited way.
I only know what I see.
WELCOME TO HATEVILLE:
I’ve invested some time here on Operation Clambake. I actually can’t recall
how I first came across the site. But as a practicing Scientologist, I was
intrigued to see what all the fuss was about. There was so much
misinformation and odd statements here I was shocked.
It’s not as though OC is the only anti-Scientology site around. There are
several. But most are shoddy affairs - poorly laid out, difficult to
navigate, utterly rabid in content. And as, by most accounts, OC is the
most visited site on the subject, I decided to direct my attention here.
DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK:
This site is somewhat deceptive, in my estimation. When one first visits,
they might think this site is intended to present a balanced view of the
Church of Scientology. Of course, this is not the case. As Andreas clearly
says, "It is not unbiased or objective, and it never claimed it was." But
everything is presented as if it is factual ­ not the product of a biased
opinion. One should be careful not to simply believe everything one reads
here. I encourage all to do their own research.
One good place to start would be: http://bernie.cncfamily.com/
On Bernie’s site, [which by the way, is not linked on Operation Clambake],
you’ll find a well researched site, which is far more balanced than OC.
Bernie has also taken up some of the myths that are so commonly put forward
by anti-cultists here on this site and proven them wrong.

COMMENT:There has always been a link to www.scientology.org on the front page of Operation Clambake. Andreas